Production Manager

Elevation Recruitment Group are excited to be exclusively partnered with a well established engineered products manufacturer in Sheffield, who are looking to appoint a Production Manager to take full ownership of the production function and lead it to the next level.

The business designs and builds bespoke, made to order products for commercial customers, with a strong reputation for quality and technical expertise. It is part of a wider established group, which brings stability and long term investment rather than short term pressure.

The Production Manager will run the shop floor day to day, making sure customer orders are planned, resourced and built on time, safely and to the right quality standard. Beyond the daily plan, this is about building capability: developing the team, tightening operational controls and representing Production at the leadership table on improvement projects and business growth.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with annual pay review
• Company pension scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free onsite parking
• Stable business with genuine investment in its people

Working Hours: Days based, Monday to Friday

Salary: £50,000-£55,000

Duties of the Production Manager will include:

• Leading, managing and developing the production team and supervisors, building an accountable, high performing culture
• Developing and executing production plans and schedules to hit delivery commitments and maximise resource utilisation
• Monitoring and reporting production KPIs, driving improvements in productivity, quality and cost
• Making sure every product is built to approved specifications and company procedures
• Maintaining operational controls that support the Quality, Health and Safety and Environmental management systems
• Supporting internal and external audits and continuous improvement activity
• Working closely with Technical, Quality, Warehouse, Purchasing and Customer Service to keep materials flowing and priorities aligned
• Recruiting, training and developing production staff and controlling departmental costs

Requirements of the Production Manager:

• Proven experience leading people in a manufacturing environment, from supervisor level upwards
• Strong production planning and coordination skills, with experience using an ERP system
• Confident using HR policies and procedures to manage people issues
• A track record of identifying problems and implementing practical solutions
• Good working knowledge of quality and health and safety management systems
• Competent with MS Office, including Excel
• Assertive, decisive and collaborative, able to work well across departments and with suppliers
• Full UK driving licence

This role is commutable from:
Sheffield, Rotherham, Chesterfield, Barnsley, Doncaster, Worksop, Dronfield, Killamarsh

Suited candidates previously hold roles such as:
Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Operations Manager, Assembly Manager, Production Supervisor, Production Team Manager, Factory Manager, Works Manager, Production Planning Manager, Value Stream Manager